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: "The Weekly Fireside" 09 October 2005 - Part 1
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of the American Civil War History
Special Interest Group;
Distribution Coast to Coast
Week ending 09 October 2005
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"THE BOOK SHELF"
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OK folks I know there are those of you who read Civil War books all the time... How about taking a few minutes and telling us about them. It doesn't have to be long. Send your review to along with the title, author to CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com.
Civil War Book Review [http://www.cwbr.com/]
Received from: semperfidels76705@sbcglobal.net
I received much advice from your readers on books about the Confederate States Marine Corps and the book most often recommended was "The Confederate States Marine Corps Rebel Leatherneck" by Ralph W. Donnelly, who has written many books about the Civil War. I was lucky to get the latest edition with many new features and updates not in the original book. This is one of those must have reference books for your library.
As many of you know Mr. Donnelly passed away several years ago and his knowledge of both the Armies and Marine Corps of the War Between the States will be very much missed. The book can be ordered from the White MANE Publishing Co, Inc
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--------OUR WEEKLY READING--------
(items from our Letters, Songs,
and Poems evenings)
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My G Grandfather William Curtis Morgan served in the 53rd. Indiana Volunteers in the Civil War. His brother, Thomas Morgan and brother-in-law, Monroe Townsend, served in the Indiana 23rd Volunteers. Below is a transcribed letter he wrote home to his wife Mary Eveline Townsend Morgan....
53rd IND on the Black River Tennessee
Dec the 2nd, 1863
Dear Mary,
I take my pen in hand again to scratch you a few line to let you know how I am getting along. We left Vicksburg on the 27th day of November and moved out here on Black river and the 23rd IND regiment came in our brigade and are camped by the side of us. Tom and the Boston (Indiana) Boys are all well. I was on picket last night and me and Thomas happened to get on the same post and stood together the first time after tha came in the brigade. I rote to you the 25th and sent you 5 dolars in the leter and promist to send 5 in this but our Sutler(?) was left back at Natchez so I will have to pay cash for every thing I get so I can't well spair it I have always paid the Sulter(?) every pay day. But I don't suppose you will need it if you get what I have sent. I want you to write how you are getting along and if you have money enough and be shure to write the name of the nearest express office. I have sent home 35 dolars out the last 52. I want you to write how much I have sent home in all I lost account.
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Pap has sold my horse to Nathan Charles for 75 dolars to be paid when Charles gets pay for the horse the union men took from him to chase Morgan out. Seargeant Burkey has gon home on a recruiting expedition. He took 15 dolars and a gun for me. He is going out to Paps to try to recruit in the vicinity. Linda Walkker rote to Wain Rodman and told him she got to waring a butternut Brespin. She said some of the boys didn't like it and wanted to no if Wain thought it any harm to wear one. Wain rote and told her he thought the Buternut color would suit her complexion very much. But told her if she wore that she needn't to write to him anymore. Well Mary I haven't got any leter from you since we left Natchez. I am getting anxious to here from you. Well Mary I did think that I would't write any love in my leters as you would want to lett the neighbors read them. But I am forced to exclaim in the language of the Reverant James Howell in his selebrated sermon at South Boston
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that if I don't give in to my feeling I will bust wide open. But writing is a pore way for me to express my feelings for love cant be expressed with a pen. But I feel like if I had you in my arms I could tell you how well I do love you. When I lay down at night I think all our life over the many pleasant times we have had together and think how hapy we ought to have bin and how hapy we was then to what I am now. Well I make such a feeble attempt at telling my feeling I will quit for I recon you know me beter than I can describe my self and I don't think I have ever give you any cause to doubt my love and affection for you and you may be shure that I love no less than I ust to. I hope I will get a leter from you next male. So fare well for the present.
W.C. Morgan
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THE HELP DESK
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Do you have a question that you didn't get to ask in the chatrooms??
Send us and email [CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com]
JHBSCVA1382 is looking for information about Capt. James D. Cumming of New Hanover County, NC Cumming took over command of Co C, 2nd Reg N.C. Artillery when Captain J.J. Hedrick was promoted on March 18,1862. The unit then became known as Cumming's Battery.
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cumming&GSfn=james&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=7083646&pt=James%20D%20Cumming&]
Maybe some of you out there knows more about the Captain.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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If you have something we could use here, PLEASE send it along. Thanks!!!!
The USS Monitor was a marvel of the mid-nineteenth century. The ship was an obvious evolution in warship design, but she was the first. There are many first's associated with the USS Monitor, she was the first ship to have a revolving turret, she was the first ship where the officers and crew had to live entirely below waterline, she was the first ship credited with having below waterline flushing toilets and she was the United States' first National Marine Sanctuary [http://monitor.nos.noaa.gov/] I was talking to a friend and we were talking abpuut the Monitor... he was telling me about the flush toilets They even had hoses that could have been used to pump boiling water from the boiler to the outside of the ship to repel boarder, but said there were never any boarders
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Weekly Web Sites we've received
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If you have a favorite Civil War site, please send them to [CWWeeklyFireside@aol.com]
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From Rcbrooks1
Retrospect: What they fought for
[http://www.markedixon.com/retrospect.htm]
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From Bitsobluengray
In Civil War Maillists I belong to
Prior to the Civil War, nurses were more mother figures than medical workers
[http://www.fremontneb.com/articles/2005/10/07/news/news5.txt]
NA Historical Society to hold meeting, features Civil War sailors
[http://www2.townonline.com/mansfield/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=342299]
The General George Meade Society of Philadelphia
[http://www.generalmeadesociety.org/]
The Official Home Page of Joshua L. Chamberlain
[http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/]
Joshua Chamberlain Biography
[http://www.curtislibrary.com/pejepscot/joshbiog.htm]
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From Rua
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
[http://ncwhs.oah.org/]
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From DaePowell
Civil War in SE Kentucky
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~seky/civilwar/index.html]
Iowa in the Civil War
[http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/]
South Carolina in the Civil War Homepage
[http://members.tripod.com/mwyckoff/index.html]
Ulysses S. Grant Home Page
[http://www.mscomm.com/~ulysses/]
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FROM OUR READERS
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From Bitsobluengray
I over heard a conversation the other day and thought I would share it with you... Seems our friend Admiral Farragut briefly returned from beyond and was speaking with a reporter.
Reporter: Admiral Farragut, what do think of television?
Farragut: I find it quite amusing. It might cause me to change the diets of my sailors.
Reporter: What have you been watching?
Farragut: I have been watching these moving drawing called cartoons?
Reporter: Why would that cause you to change the diets of your sailors?
Farragut: After watching its effects on sailors, I would clearly recomment serving spinach to my men
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I received this in one of the maillists I belong to and thought I would include it here just in case someone may be able to help
From: JAvery1129@aol.com
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I trust I will be forgiven for posting the following request. I attended the Battle of Corinth this last weekend portraying an "embalming surgeon." My location was on the hill by the sindle tree. Upon packing up my site on Sunday late afternoon, the single horse shave for my antique hearse fell to the ground. I did not see it and drove off without it. There have been a number of people looking for it on the grounds, but to no avail. If anyone who was in attendance, and left late Sunday, has any knowledge of the shaves, I would be most grateful if you would get in touch with me. My contact information is below. Please forward this to any site or individual that might have knowledge of this.
Gratefully,
John Avery
J.D. Avery, Undertaker
Manchester, Missouri
_www.civilwarundertaker.net_ (http://www.civilwarundertaker.net/)
314.660.2948 cell
636-227-2643 home
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